Creating Sustainable, Safe, and People-Centred Allyship

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Course description

This is a practical, people-centred workshop designed to help you move beyond surface-level allyship—from performative gestures toward grounded, relational and sustained action. Rooted in trauma-informed facilitation, real-world scenario practice, and Indigenous-informed learning principles, this course builds your confidence and skills to notice harm, interrupt bias, and repair trust without making it about yourself.

The session is designed to be trauma-aware and accessible, with grounding exercises, reflective activities, and guided practice built into the flow. Participants leave with a practical toolkit of language, scripts, and frameworks ready for immediate use.

Learning objectives

Distinguish between Spotlight Allyship and Sunlight Allyship, and articulate why the difference matters
Apply the Pause → Notice → Respond framework to recognize and respond to harm in real time
Use the 5D’s of Bystander Intervention across a range of common workplace and community scenarios
Practise at least two concrete language scripts for interrupting bias or exclusion without escalating harm

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Continuing Studies statement on use of educational technology

This course will require the use of Zoom and may use other education technology such as internet-based applications, cloud services, or social media. In order to complete this course you will be required to either consent to the disclosure of your personal information outside of Canada to enable use of these technologies, or work with the Division of Continuing Studies to explore other privacy protective options (such as using an alias or nickname).

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